I know there are some folks who’re new to my blog, so I thought I’d take this time to introduce myself. My name is Daenel and I’m an academic librarian at a local university. When I’m not doing the librarian thing, I’m chugging coffee and snapping {with my camera}. I’ve always been interested in clothes. And shoes. And handbags. I would describe my style as eclectic. I grew up in Italy, so I have a deep appreciation for colors and patterns. My fashion mantra: “If you see it together in nature, you can see it together on my body.”

STYLE IMITATING ART INSPIRATION

Melancholy Cortesan, circa 150, India {public domain}

Jen selected the inspiration piece for today’s Style Imitating Art. Isn’t it beautiful? I love the muted colors – they’re neutral but kinda bold too, if that makes sense. I couldn’t tell if the courtesan is putting on lipstick or if she’s just holding her bejeweled fingers to her lips in a pensive manner… Either way, the image is interesting.

MY LOOK

I decided to play up the olives, browns, and blues from the image and then pop everything with a brick red. Notice my bracelet and my lips. And the hair. Definitely the hair – there are shades of burgundy, blue, lavender, brown, and gold. Yes! I’m just all colorful.

I’m a big fan of the dress over jeans look. I’ve been doing it for years. Normally, I would go with a more substantial fabric for this look, but I wanted to not suck in keep things light and breezy.

I even coordinated my makeup to the colors in the art piece. Normally, I stick to neutrals, but I really wanted to bring in that blue, so I thought, hey, why not? Is this a makeup look I’d wear on a regular basis? Hmmmm, I think so. I kinda like it. And with that brick red lip color? Absolutely!

And be prepared to see that bag a lot. It’s been in my closet for years, and I recently discovered how flexible/neutral it is.

THE CO-HOSTS

STYLE IMITATING ART ROUNDUP

Everyone’s invited to participate! We’ll post the inspiration piece on Monday, 30 April. Just send a picture of your Style Imitating Art inspired outfit to that week’s curator – Salizar at 14shadesofgrayblog@gmail.com to be included in the round-up on her blog. The round-up will go live on Wednesday, 9 May.

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Jesus lover. Coffee drinker. Photo taker. I have the research skills of a librarian, the preservation skills of an archivist, the organizational skills of a soldier, and domestic skills of a Stepford wife.

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